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By Michael Casey Associated Press SAMUT SONGKRAM, Thailand -- Rushing across a temple parking lot, British angler Rick Humphreys yells, "We've got a fish." He jumps into a small motorboat on the Maeklong River in time to see Wirat Moungnum bring the prize to the surface -- a rare, giant freshwater stingray that weighs as much as 44 pounds. It bursts through the murky water exposing a soft, white underbelly the size of a trash can lid. The crew scrambles to string a rope through its...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fishermen in northern Thailand havecaught the biggest catfish on record -- a 646-pound (293-kg)giant the size of a grizzly bear -- and eaten it, the WWF andthe National Geographic Society said on Wednesday. The giant catfish, believed to be the largest freshwaterfish ever found, was caught along the Mekong River, home tomore species of massive fish than any river on Earth. "We've now confirmed that this catfish is the currentrecord holder, an astonishing find," Dr Zeb...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Fishermen in northern Thailand have caught the biggest catfish on record -- a 646-pound (293-kg) giant the size of a grizzly bear -- and eaten it, the WWF and the National Geographic Society said on Wednesday. The giant catfish, believed to be the largest freshwater fish ever found, was caught along the Mekong River, home to more species of massive fish than any river on Earth."We've now confirmed that this catfish is the current record holder, an astonishing...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Four endangered giant catfish were released Wednesday into the Mekong River after seven years of captivity in hopes of boosting the population of the species, which has fallen sharply in the last two decades. Calling the rare fish "an omen of luck and prosperity," their owner, Ing Vannath, said he wanted to repay that good fortune "by returning them to their natural habitat to allow them the chance to swim freely," according to a statement from...